Summary

1: It is Ross' forty-second birthday which is a delight to him not only because of the wishes he gets from friends and loved one but also because he is prompted to consider the miracle of being born. The day is full of other delights including a bag of lychee fruit and a pleasant interaction with a bus ticket teller.

2: Ross has an appreciation for the delight of inefficiency such as lounging while sipping a coffee or wandering through a city. This is in contrast to a recurring dream where he is always hurrying somewhere.

3: Ross walks past the street where his now deceased friend Don Belton used to live and he is flooded with memories of his friend. He renames the street Belton Way and on the curb sees a gorgeous red flower growing out of a crack between the curb and the...